Tuesday, May 8, 2012

Skalkottas, Nikolaos

Nikolaos Skalkottas(1904-1949), Greek composer, studied violin at the Athens Conservatory, then studied composition at the Hochschule fur Musik in Berlin. In 1933 returning to Athens, he played violin in the orchestra. he composed concertos(piano, violin), orchestral music, 4 string quartets, and piano suites.
*************** Skalkottas is the left one of the picture.